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==Early life==
==Early life==
Sebastian was born in [[Oxford]], and grew up in [[Andalusia]], Spain with his three sisters (all actresses): [[Florence Pugh|Florence]], Arabella, and Rafaela. His father, Clinton Pugh, is a restaurateur in Oxford. His mother Deborah is a dance teacher.
Sebastian was born in [[Oxford]] but grew up in [[Andalusia]], Spain, with his three sisters (all actresses): [[Florence Pugh|Florence]], Arabella, and Rafaela. His father, Clinton Pugh, is a restaurateur in Oxford. His mother Deborah is a dance teacher.


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 18:42, 17 January 2020

Toby Sebastian
Born
Sebastian Toby M. Pugh

(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)
Oxford, England
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2012–present
RelativesFlorence Pugh (sister)

Sebastian Toby M. Pugh (born 26 February 1992), known as Toby Sebastian, is an English actor and musician.[1] He is best known for portraying the character of Trystane Martell in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Andrea Bocelli in the biopic The Music Of Silence.

Early life

Sebastian was born in Oxford but grew up in Andalusia, Spain, with his three sisters (all actresses): Florence, Arabella, and Rafaela. His father, Clinton Pugh, is a restaurateur in Oxford. His mother Deborah is a dance teacher.

Career

Sebastian first appeared on TV as a contestant on Orange unsignedAct in 2008. Sebastian performed as a singer-songwriter, performing his own songs as part of a competition to win a £60,000 recording contract, but did not make the final. Following the show, he left school for a record deal with A&M records (Universal) and spent years between London, Los Angeles and Nashville where he recorded his debut album with award-winning country producer Chris Lindsey.

In 2012, he landed his first acting role in the film, After the Dark. He also appeared in The Red Tent as Re-mose, in Barely Lethal (alongside Hailee Steinfeld, Sophie Turner and Thomas Mann) as Cash Fenton. In the same movie, Sebastian contributed five original songs to the soundtrack.[2]

In 2015, Sebastian was cast in the fifth season of Game of Thrones as Trystane Martell.[3] Game of Thrones casting director Nina Gold later explained his casting in the series: "We knew Toby more because he'd done a lot of music things in the past, but he has a really romantic feel that just worked."[citation needed]

Sebastian portrayed Andrea Bocelli in the biopic The Music of Silence, alongside Antonio Banderas and Jordi Molla directed by the Academy Award nominated director Michael Radford.[4][5]

In 2017, Sebastian starred in the feature film Trading Paint (also released as Burning Rubber) a sports film starring John Travolta, Michael Madsen and Shania Twain, directed by Karzan Kader.

In 2019, Sebastian released an EP titled Hamliar produced by Matthew Benbrook, a producer affiliated to artists such as Dido, Paolo Nutini and Ed Drewitt.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2012 After the Dark Russell
2015 Barely Lethal Cash Fenton
2016 Music, War and Love Vlad Dagmarov
2016 Come diventare grandi nonostante i genitori Pat
2017 The Music of Silence Amos Bardi (Andrea Bocelli)
2018 Trading Paint Cam

Television

Year Title Role
2008 Orange unsignedAct Self (music)
2012 The Hollow Crown Rebel Soldier
2014 The Red Tent Re-Mose
2015–16 Game of Thrones Trystane Martell
2017 All You Need Is Me Johnny

Discography

Title Details
2019 No Money Single released 2019
2019 Hamliar EP Released 2019
2019 Train To Mexico Single released 2019

References

  1. ^ "Who is Toby Sebastian? 8 things you need to know about the beautiful Brit playing Trystane Martell in Game of Thrones season 5". Metro. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Musician Toby Sebastian Joins Hailee Steinfeld in 'Barely Lethal' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Go Westeros: meet Game of Thrones' new player Toby Sebastian". Evening Standard. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ Alm, David. "'Game Of Thrones' Star Toby Sebastian On Portraying Andrea Bocelli In 'The Music Of Silence'". Forbes. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave; McNary, Dave (10 November 2016). "Antonio Banderas, Toby Sebastian to Star in Andrea Bocelli Movie". Variety. Retrieved 30 October 2019.